I was a 82nd airborne paratrooper in the military so I learned one important lesson about life "whether you are afraid or not, run for the door and jump with your eyes open".I am not looking for a mentor but I would be very open to a partner.

You're not their parents, life coach, or whatever.

Reading is nice but if you really want to commit, you need to sit down with a mentor and discuss a plan of action that will be suited to your current life style or work schedule.  

It wouldn't be my personal investment choice, but I hate the snow, so I suppose we are all biased to something.Another market I am looking at is Portland, as it has plenty of jobs, a growing economy, a high quality of life, and an increase of 8.5% in property values over the year. 

Welcome @Joe Larson Madison is an interesting place...stop by from time to time...cold as hell in the winter but good quality of life across the board.

My life goal is to develop enough of a cash flow of mailbox money (and internet-based work) to move to Panama with my sweetie and life partner.

My ultimate goal is to make Real Estate my next/last career (no, I'm not close to retirement) and to build steady stream of income that will provide the security and time to do whatever I want.I'm looking forward to connecting with fellow BPers (especially those in the Boston market) and continuing my education which I know will be life long. 

I'm very excited to get the ball rolling and see where this takes me in life.  

A long journey has now taken me here, where I have both a great and personal interest in Real Estate in this new stage of my life.

@David Huynh talk to the residence life or housing department at SCSU (if that's the college you're talking about, of course).Ask them if they would be interested in using your apartment as student housing, or if you could list your apartment with them as available housing.